Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vinyl Ripping

There are a number of ways round the law.

1) You are giving instruction on how to copy old vinyls on which the copyright
has expired. I am not sure if the copyright extends to 50 or 70 years.

2) You are copying vinyls etc on which the copyright has expired.

3) The vinyl in question cannot be replaced as the recording is no longer
being published.

4) You offer to contact the copyright holders first and get permission from them
before you do anything.

5) You offer the copyright holder a small fee for making the recording. The
recording is given to the original vinyl holder and a small fee goes to the
copyright holder for broadcasting their music.

Some copyright holders will like the good publicity.

John Eayrs


On Saturday 22 May 2010 13:33:05 Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Here's an interesting one!
>
> I quite enjoy ripping albums for my on-the-move listening pleasure, as
> it were, and thought it might be fun to offer a service to folks out
> there either not as savvy with the process, or wanting something a
> little bit better than some of these cheap USB decks have to offer from
> their old vinyl.
>
> However, the fact that we have no 'fair use' policy here in the UK might
> complicate that somewhat - i.e. I believe I am technically breaking the
> law doing this for myself, let alone advertising in the classifieds of
> the local press.
>
> Anyone got any thoughts on that, or links to specific texts on the subject?
>
> Sean